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KIT intensifies printable organic solar cell research to boost efficiencies by more than 10 percent
KIT intensifies printable organic solar cell research to boost efficiencies by more than 10 percent
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A group of researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) headed by Dr. Alexander Colsmann at the Light Technology Institute…
Seoul Semi quintuples LED brightness with new technology
Seoul Semi quintuples LED brightness with new technology
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With a new technology dubbed nPola, Seoul Semiconductor claims it has achieved a breakthrough in LED lighting: nPola LEDs produce…
Plastic Logic demos flexible color moving display
Plastic Logic demos flexible color moving display
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Organic electronics developer Plastic Logic Ltd. (Cambridge, England) has said it has demonstrated a flexible plastic electronic display that can…
Maxim unveils collection of analog and mixed-signal peripheral modules to enable lower cost rapid prototyping with FPGAs
Maxim unveils collection of analog and mixed-signal peripheral modules to enable lower cost rapid prototyping with FPGAs
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Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. has unveiled a collection of 15 analog and mixed-signal peripheral modules which plug directly into any…

Nanotechnology switches back to vacuum transistors at low voltage
Nanotechnology switches back to vacuum transistors at low voltage
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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have come up with a device structure that allows a switch back to vacuum, in contrast to the solid-state, as the medium for electron…
Advanced capacitors ensure long-term control-circuit stability
Advanced capacitors ensure long-term control-circuit stability
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Radovan Faltus of AVX extolls the benefits of advanced capacitors to ensure long-term control-circuit stability.
How to select power line polarity protection diodes
How to select power line polarity protection diodes
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Soo Man (Sweetman) Kim of Vishay reviews the major parameters that need considering when selecting a power line polarity protection diode for an automotive application.
Energy-aware plug-in enables 20 percent energy savings in data centers
Energy-aware plug-in enables 20 percent energy savings in data centers
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The pan-European FIT4Green project, which is focused on finding new energy saving solutions for data centers, is claiming to have discovered solutions that reduce data center energy consumption by more…
Future of CMOS hinges on mobile apps
Future of CMOS hinges on mobile apps
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The future of CMOS technology was center stage during the recent 2012 Symposium on VLSI Technology. The conference focused heavily on Intel's first technical disclosure of its new 22-nm Tri-Gate…
Wireless SoCs cut consumption free designers from proprietary software frameworks
Wireless SoCs cut consumption free designers from proprietary software frameworks
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Oslo, Norway — Nordic Semiconductor have launched the nRF51 Series ULP wireless SoCs, which cut power consumption, increase RF performance, and free designers from proprietary software frameworks…
ADC Guide, Part 6: Common mode input, CMRR, and PSRR
ADC Guide, Part 6: Common mode input, CMRR, and PSRR
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Analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) are one of the most commonly used blocks in embedded systems. Applications of ADCs include current sensing, motor control, temperature sensing and a myriad of…
Selecting the right battery
Selecting the right battery
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Pushek Madaan and Rajiv Badiger of Cypress consider different types of rechargeable batteries and  compare the selection criteria of different types of batteries.
Next-gen assistant systems address rising traffic density
Next-gen assistant systems address rising traffic density
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Ford Motor Company is about to develop the next generation of intelligent driver assistant systems. The systems are intended to address the challenges associated to the increasing demand for individual…
How to maximize the benefit of PFC technology for utility customers
How to maximize the benefit of PFC technology for utility customers
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Yucheng Zhang, Roger A. Dougal, Electrical Engineering University of South Carolina; Sean Burke, Glacial Energy Holdings, Inc. examine the basics of reactive power consumption and the benfits of reducing it.
4-switch synchronous buck-boost controller IC regulates voltage and charges batteries in LED applications
4-switch synchronous buck-boost controller IC regulates voltage and charges batteries in LED applications
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LEDs are becoming both more popular and more powerful. Strings of 1A, 2A, 3A and higher current LEDs found in vehicles, billboards, industrial lighting, and many more applications need to…
MSC offers 19 new low power 32-bit MCUs for body applications in automotive electronics
MSC offers 19 new low power 32-bit MCUs for body applications in automotive electronics
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MSC is now offering 19 new 32-bit V850E2/Fx4-L MCUs from Renesas Electronics. The new MCUs feature a low current consumption in active mode of less than 0.4 mA/MHz and 35…
Switching to smart lighting
Switching to smart lighting
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Lighting is becoming the largest consumer of electricity in buildings, accounting for 25 percent or more of total costs. At the Leti's Annual Review this week in Grenoble, France, Alexandre…
Displayport and HDMI in battle for mobile link dominance
Displayport and HDMI in battle for mobile link dominance
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A new battle has broken out over how to bring high def video to mobile devices. The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) formally announced Mobility DisplayPort (MyDP) today, a new…
Researchers report solid-state quantum leaps
Researchers report solid-state quantum leaps
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Separate labs in the U.S. and Europe recently reported progress in adapting solid-state materials to store spintronic quantum states, a critical hurdle on the path to using spintronics in quantum…
Imec and Murata to collaborate on reconfigurable radio research
Imec and Murata to collaborate on reconfigurable radio research
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European research group Imec is to work with Murata Manufacturing on a three year research collaboration on reconfigurable radio IC design.
A next-generation radio digital front-end solution for mobile broadband infrastructure
A next-generation radio digital front-end solution for mobile broadband infrastructure
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Network operators require significant equipment cost reduction as they strive to increase the network capacity through the use of new air interfaces, higher bandwidth and greater numbers of cell sites.
Signal Chain Basics #66: How to interface a 5V transceiver to a 3V controller
Signal Chain Basics #66: How to interface a 5V transceiver to a 3V controller
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Thomas Kugelstadt, Applications Engineer, Texas Instruments outlines a method to interface a 5V transceiver to a 3V controller.
Osram achieves major step towards OLED-based automotive lighting
Osram achieves major step towards OLED-based automotive lighting
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Lighting technology company Osram claims it has taken a major step toward organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) that are suitable for automotive applications: The company has developed an OLED that proved…
Imec and Murata join forces on reconfigurable radio research
Imec and Murata join forces on reconfigurable radio research
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European research group Imec is to work with Murata Manufacturing on a three year research collaboration on reconfigurable radio IC design.
Next generation WiFi hotspot technology starts commercial trials
Next generation WiFi hotspot technology starts commercial trials
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Major operators in Europe are set to carry out advanced tests of a new WiFi standard for easy access hot spots using newly standardized equipment after successful trials using prototype…
Improved restraint system uses inflatable seatbelt
Improved restraint system uses inflatable seatbelt
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A combination of airbag and seatbelt, the inflatable belt can improve occupant safety - in particular for children and elderly people. Through the inflatable seatbelt, the deceleration forces in an…
New release of free Analog Devices SPICE simulation tool visualizes component evaluation for linear design
New release of free Analog Devices SPICE simulation tool visualizes component evaluation for linear design
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Analog Devices, Inc., in collaboration with National Instruments Corp. (NI), has released the NI Multisim Component Evaluator – Analog Devices Edition.
Quantance begins delivering third-generation 4G/LTE envelope tracking power supply to baseband/transceiver chipset providers
Quantance begins delivering third-generation 4G/LTE envelope tracking power supply to baseband/transceiver chipset providers
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Quantance Inc., a manufacturer of ultra-fast, 4G envelope tracking (ET) power supplies, has delivered product samples of the company's third-generation chip, the Q845 ET power supply, to several major players…


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